Preventive action with a population of excavator drivers exposed to whole-body vibration.
BACKGROUND: Whole-body vibration is a major cause of lower back pain among employees, and the medical and preventive care teams of occupational health departments are often confronted with lower back pain problems among machine operators. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this research are to determine...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 68; no. 2; pp. 473 - 482 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2021
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